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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 497 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun

Answer key

  1. Earth spins on its axis
  2. a moon
  3. is farthest from the sun
  4. the Pole Star
  5. 24
  6. 365
  7. Jupiter
  8. Neptune
  9. True
  10. a moon
  11. is famous for its rings
  12. Mercury
  13. is the hottest planet
  14. Jupiter
  15. it reflects sunlight
  16. a star
  17. True
  18. a star
  19. Venus
  20. a star
  21. True
  22. Saturn
  23. Earth
  24. a telescope
  25. Uranus
  26. False
  27. False
  28. the Moon
  29. 6
  30. Earth
  31. True
  32. a moon
  33. True
  34. False
  35. 4
  36. False
  37. Mars
  38. is the planet we live on
  39. False
  40. the Sun

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